Japanese word

現場

Pronunciation

Romajigenba

Meaning

  • nounsite

Example

父は工事の現場で働いています。chichi wa kō ji no gen ba de hatara i te i ma su

My father works at the construction site.

Illustration for 現場 (site)

More examples

現場では安全を確認してから作業を始めます。gen ba de wa an zen o kaku nin shi te ka ra sa gyō o haji me ma su

At the site, we make sure everything is safe before we start work.

Core concept

Points to the specific place where an activity or event is happening in reality.

Common phrases

  • 現場で働くgen ba de hatara ku

    work at a site

  • 現場に行くgen ba ni i ku

    go to the site

  • 現場を確認するgen ba o kaku nin su ru

    check the site

Similar words

職場shokuba: A place where a person regularly works.
作業場sagyōjō: The place where a person or group is carrying out work.
現地genchi: The place being referred to or visited, whether or not work is taking place there.

Definition in Japanese

仕事や事件などが実際に起きている場所。shi goto ya ji ken na do ga jis sai ni o ki te i ru ba sho

Word origin

The compound 現場 (genba) joins 現 (gen, "actual") with 場 (ba, "place") to refer to the actual place of an activity.

Usage tips

  • In workplace Japanese, 現場に出る (genba ni deru) means moving from office or planning work to work directly at the site.

Other meanings

  • scenenoun

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